Inhalational induction of anaesthesia with 8% sevoflurane in children: Conditions for endotracheal intubation and side-effects

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 548-554

  Wappler, Frank ^a   Frings, D P ^a   Scholz, J ^a,b   Mann, V ^a   Koch, C ^a   Schulte am Esch, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age groups, child; Anaesthetics, inhalation, sevoflurane; Intubation, intratracheal, laryngeal masks; Neuromuscular depolarizing agents, succinylcholine

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTUBATION; JAW; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MIOSIS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NAUSEA; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUPIL; RESTLESSNESS; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; TRACHEA; VITAL CAPACITY; VOCAL CORD; VOMITING;

EID: 0037594724     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-200307000-00006     Document Type: Article

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